Callias
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"I will not pretend, " he said, "not to have observed something of what you say; nor will I deny that I have ob- served it with pleasure. "What father would not be glad if Callias, the son of Hipponicus, loved his daughter ? Of Her- mione's feelings I say nothing, indeed I know nothing, save that she has regarded you since childhood with a strong af- fection, and that as you say she is free. But there are facts which neither you nor I can forget; and the chief of them is this, that while you ar...e Callias, son of Hipponicus, a Eupatrid of the Eupatrids, I am Hippocles, the Alien. I am well-born in my own country, but that is nothing here. I am wealthy so wealthy that I care not a single drachma whether my future son-in-law has a thousand talents for his patrimony or one. I am, I hope and believe, not without honor in the city of my adoption. But I am an alien, my child is an alien. Whether you have thought of all that this means I know not love is apt to hide these difficulties from a man's eyes but the fact must be faced ; you and my daughter must face it.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
"I will not pretend, " he said, "not to have observed something of what you say; nor will I deny that I have ob- served it with pleasure. "What father would not be glad if Callias, the son of Hipponicus, loved his daughter ? Of Her- mione's feelings I say nothing, indeed I know nothing, save that she has regarded you since childhood with a strong af- fection, and that as you say she is free. But there are facts which neither you nor I can forget; and the chief of them is this, that while you ar...e Callias, son of Hipponicus, a Eupatrid of the Eupatrids, I am Hippocles, the Alien. I am well-born in my own country, but that is nothing here. I am wealthy so wealthy that I care not a single drachma whether my future son-in-law has a thousand talents for his patrimony or one. I am, I hope and believe, not without honor in the city of my adoption. But I am an alien, my child is an alien. Whether you have thought of all that this means I know not love is apt to hide these difficulties from a man's eyes but the fact must be faced ; you and my daughter must face it.
What to read after Callias?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Church Alfred John to read onlineMoreLess
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